Love

Still no luck with that girl-next door you've been eyeing? Here's your chance of converting a simple friendship into a fiery and passionate Romance. The process of turning your crush from a stranger into an acquaintance is smooth, and so is that of turning an acquaintance into a friend. But the chaos builds up when the final stage arrives: Converting a friend or an acquaintance into a romantic partner. Often, the person wanting more out of an acquaintance thinks that he/she has already done everything to score over his/her crush. But there are still plenty of tricks and secrets to be unraveled. Let's explore... Read the signs: The first and foremost thing to do is to understand the whole scenario. To start with, find out if your crush even likes your company or not, as the rest comes later. Analyse whether or not the other person is showing a keen interest in your conversations and the small details about your life and your daily activities. "A person's body langua...

The rose has always been valued for its beauty and has a long history of symbolism. The ancient Greeks and Romans identified the rose with their goddesses of love referred to as Aphrodite and Venus. In Rome a wild rose would be placed on the door of a room where secret or confidential matters were discussed. The phrase sub rosa, or "under the rose", means to keep a secret — derived from this ancient Roman practice. Early Christians identified the five petals of the rose with the five wounds of Christ. Despite this interpretation, their leaders were hesitant to adopt it because of its association with Roman excesses and pagan ritual. The Red Rose was eventually adopted as a symbol of the blood of the Christian martyrs. Roses also later came to be associated with the Virgin Mary. Rose culture came into its own in Europe in the 1800s with the introduction of perpetual blooming roses from China. There are currently thousands of varieties of roses developed for bloom shape, size, ...